Rein-holder and indicating-plate



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R'EIN HOLDER AND INDIGATING PLATE. v N0. 429,620.- Patented Jun -10,1890..

NITED STATES: PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB IIAIsH, or DE KALB, ILLINOIS.

.RElN-HOLDER AND INDICATING-PLATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,620, dated June 10,1890.

Application filed December 2'7, 1889. Serial No. 335,108. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB I-lAIsH, a citizen of the United States,residing at De Kalb, in the county of De Kalb and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedRein-Holders and Indicating-Plates and I do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention has reference to a combined rein-holder andindicating-plate; and the objects of my invention are, first, to providea suitable plate adapted to be attached to a carriage or other vehiclein a conspicuous place for the purpose of having properly inscribedthereon the name of the owner of the vehicle, the trade-name of thelatter, if there be such, or the name and location of the maker orowner, or any other advertising matter; second, to provide said platewith strong clasps so located in reference to the dash-board or othersuitable part of the vehicle as that the reins may be simultaneouslydetachably inserted therein and removed therefrom, and, third, to attachsaid plate by a double-headed bolt or bolts, which shall present afinished appearance on both sides of the plate. I attain these objectsby the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective of my invention seated upon the dash-board orframe of an ordinary carriage or buggy. Fig. 2 is a view of the deviceseparated from the vehicle. Fig. 3 is a sectional view thereof in theline 0c of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: shows a modified form.

As my invention is applicable to any form or style of carriage orbuggy,I do not deem it necessary to show or describe the vehicle anyfurther than is essential to a clear understanding of the construction,location, and operation of my invention.

My device can be seated satisfactorily on various portions of thevehicle; but I think the preferable location is about the center of theupper portion of the dash-board, and in the latter position it is hereinexhibited and described.

A is an ordinary dash-board, which can be of the usual leather-coveredconstruction, or metallic, or, as is sometimes the case, a partialskeleton frame.

B is the combined rein-holder and inscription-plate consisting of twosides 0 and D, folded vertically and thereby adapted to bestride theupper portion of the center of the dash-board A. Then in position asshown in Fig. 1,-the top of the dash-board rests under and within thefold E of the plate B, and thereby assists to sustain the latter inposition, and the plate also serves to protect the upper edge of thedash-board A. The plate B may be made of any desiredlength, so as toinclose as much of the upper surface of the dash-board A as may bedesired. Said plate may also be of any desired width, so as to extenddownwardly from the upper edge of the dash-board A both Within andwithout the latter any desired distance. The sides 0 and D of the plate13 may be formed as to their margins and extremities into various shapesto please the eye and to associate one form thereof with one type ofvehicle, if desired. Either or both sides of plate B may be furnishedwith an ornamental edge or border, and either of said surfaces 0 and Dmay be embossed or sunken in a variety of styles for the purpose ofornamentation. The outer surface D is intended for the inscriptionthereon of any designating letters or figures which may be thetrade-mark of the manufacturer, his special name for a certain type ofvehicle, the address and business of the owner of the vehicle, thegeneral business-card of the manufacturer, or other advertising-matter,and a portion of the inner side 0 may be utilized for the same orsimilar purposes. I

On the inner face of the plate B are seated two horizontal spring reinclasps F. The clasps F are at their inner ends united, respectively, toplate B, and open or removed therefrom at their outer ends to permit theinsertion edgewise between said springs and plate B of the ordinarydriving-reins. The inner ends of the clasps F are seated a shortdistance from each other, and in the interval between them the plate 13may be attached to the dash A by transverse bolt G or said plate may beotherwise suitably attached to said dash.

The springs F, in lieu of being attached at their inner ends to theplate B by bolts or rivets, may be cut out of said plate, leaving theirinner ends attached thereto and integral therewith.

Inasmuch as the transverse bolts G, whether one or more, when attachedto plate B and dash A will be exposed to view at each end it isdesirable to give each end of said boltsa finished construction andappearance. This I accomplish by constructing the bolts G of two partsII and J. The part II has a hollow open-ended shank H, havin g interiorthreads 1. The part J has a shank J of a size and conformation to enterthe shank II of part II, and is provided with exterior threads 2,adapted to engage threads 1. of the part II. W hen the shank J isscrewed into the shank II in fastening the plate 13 to the dash A, thepart II of the bolt G is inserted from one side and the part J thereofinserted from the op posite side and screwed into the hollow shank H ofthe part II. The length of the shank H is such as to permit a sufficientcompresssion of the part B upon the dash A before or at the time thatthe head of the part J shall be seated against the open end of the partII. Both 11 and J may be provided with ornamental heads of any desiredconformation or size, and when J is screwed into H the bolt G willpresent a finished ornamental appear anee both within and without thedash. In addition to this, the length of the engagement of the shank Jwithin the shank H being greater than an ordinary nut, there is lessliability of any casual separation of the parts of the bolt G.

In addition to the foregoing, the compression resulting from thetightening of parts J and II may be sustained by the open end of theshank II, and thereby the parts 11' and J held rigidly together withoutcreating an unsightly indentation in either the dash or plate.

The parts If and J may be provided with a screw-head or a bolt-head offanciful conformation, as may be desired.

It will be noticed that the clasping-springs F are seated somewhat belowthe plane of the upper edge of the dash. By this construction thefriction of the top of the dash will somewhat relieve the'strain uponsaid springs.

By reason of the springs F being each open outwardly the driver mayinsert one rein into each from opposite sides at the same time or removethe reins by a contrary move ment with the same facility.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire,

to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The combination of the plate B, provided with the central fold E,adapted to bestride the upper edge of the dash-board, and pro vided withthe outer inscriptional surface D and the inner surface (Land the springreinclasps F F, united at their inner ends to surface 0, below the uppermargin of the latter, and respectively projected horizontally outward inopposite directions, substantially parallel with surface C, a slightdistance therefrom, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB HAISH.

Witnesses.-

CHARLES H. SALISBURY, SAM. P. BRADSHAW.

